October 2005

Monday, October 24

Gar Pardy, Former Director General, Consular Affairs Bureau, DFAIT

September 2005

Monday, September 12

Public oral submissions*

Tuesday, September 13

Public oral submissions*

August 2005

Tuesday, August 2

Dan Killam, Director-General of National Security, RCMP

Tuesday, August 9

Michel Cabana, Officer in charge of Project AO Canada, RCMP

Monday, August 22

Richard Roy, RCMP Liaison Officer at DFAIT

Rick Flewelling, Criminal Intelligence Branch, National Security Offences Section, RCMP.

Tuesday, August 23

Rick Flewelling, Conclusion of testimony

Ron Lauzon, Officer in charge of National Security and Intelligence Branch, RCMP

Gregg Williams, Former RCMP employee at Immigration and Passport Branch

Pierre DeBané, Senator

Larry Dickenson, Former Associate Secretary to the Cabinet (PCO) - Testimony postponed

Wednesday, August 24

Jim Gould, Former Deputy Director, ISI, DFAIT

Kathryn McCallion, ADM, Corporate Services, DFAIT

Dan Livermore, Director General, Security and Intelligence, DFAIT

Thursday, August 25

Jack Hooper, Assistant Director, CSIS

Monday, August 29

Larry Dickenson, Former Associate Secretary to the Cabinet (PCO)

Tuesday, August 30

Léo Martel, Canadian Consul in Damascus

Wednesday, August 31

Léo Martel,  Canadian Consul in Damascus

July 2005

Wednesday, July 27

Garry Loeppky, Deputy Commissioner, Operations, RCMP

Thursday, July 28

Garry Loeppky, Deputy Commissioner, Operations, RCMP

Friday, July 29

Myra Pastyr-Lupul, Consular Affairs Bureau, DFAIT

June 2005

Wednesday, June 1

Pierre De Bané, Senator

Marlene Catterall, Member of Parliament

Thursday, June 2

Bill Graham, Former minister of Foreign Affairs

Gar Pardy, Former Director General Consular Affairs Bureau, DFAIT

Friday, June 3

Wayne Easter, Former Solicitor General

Monday, June 6

The Legal Implications of Dual Nationality

Craig Forcese, Professor, University of Ottawa , Faculty of Law

Maurice Copithorne, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law and former Legal Adviser to the Department of External Affairs and former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Iran

Tuesday, June 7

Rendition, Extraordinary Rendition and the U.S. Law Governing Mr. Arar’s Removal to Syria

Stephen Yale-Loehr, Adjunct Professor, Cornell University , Faculty of Law and U.S. Immigration Law expert

Julia Hall, Counsel and Researcher, Human Rights Watch

Wednesday, June 8

a) Canada’s Legal Obligations under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and other International Legal Mechanisms Relating to Torture

Peter Burns, Dean Emeritus, University of British Columbia , Faculty of Law and former member, United Nations Committee Against Torture

b) Physical and Psychological Impact of Torture

Dr. Donald Payne, Psychiatrist, Toronto , and member, International Council for Torture Victims

c) False Confessions in the Context of Torture

Richard Ofshe, Professor, University of California , Berkeley , Department of Sociology

Thursday, June 9

The Impact of 9/11 and its Aftermath on Muslim and Arab Communities in Canada .

Dr. Sheema Khan, Chair of CAIR-CAN

Rachad Antonius, Professor, UQAM, Department of Sociology

Reem Bahdi, Professor, University of Windsor , Faculty of Law         

Friday, June 10

Policy Review : Roundtable of Canadian Experts

Monday, June 13

Robert Fry, Former Senior Political Advisor, Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Franco Pillarella, Former Canadian Ambassador to Syria

Tuesday, June 14

Franco Pillarella, Former Canadian Ambassador to Syria

Wednesday, June 15

Franco Pillarella, Former Canadian Ambassador to Syria

Thursday, June 16

8:30 am : Motion on Mr. Cabana’s request that

a) The government waive its NSC objections

And/Or

b) The Commissioner make an NSC ruling in advance of Mr. Cabana’s testimony

Mike Edelson, Former Attorney to Maher Arar

Friday, June 17

James Lockyer, Former Attorney to Maher Arar

Gar Pardy, Former Director General, Consular Affairs, DFAIT – Conclusion of testimony.

Monday, June 20

Léo Martel, Counsellor and Consul, Canadian Embassy, Damascus

Rescheduled for the month of August

Tuesday, June 21

Léo Martel, Counsellor and Consul, Canadian Embassy, Damascus

Rescheduled for the month of August

Wednesday, June 22

No Witness Scheduled

Thursday, June 23

Testimony postponed to June 29/30

Thursday, June 30

Michel Cabana, Officer in charge of Project AO Canada (RCMP)

May 2005

May 3: Special Hearing Concerning Process and Procedure presented by the parties and intervenors.

Wednesday, May 11
Maureen Girvan
, Consular Affairs, DFAIT

Thursday, May 12
Maureen Girvan
, Consular Affairs, DFAIT

Monday, May 16
2 p m. : Maureen Girvan, Consular Affairs, DFAIT

Tuesday, May 17
Dan Livermore
, Security and Intelligence Branch, DFAIT

Wednesday, May 18
9 am. : Dan Livermore,
Conclusion of testimony
10 am. : Roberta Lloyd,
Federal Civil Servant
2:30 pm
. : Alexa McDonough, Member of Parliament

Thursday, May 19
Nancy Collins
, Consular Affairs, DFAIT

Tuesday, May 24
Gar PardyFormer Director General Consular Affairs Bureau, DFAIT

Wednesday, May 25
Gar PardyFormer Director General Consular Affairs Bureau, DFAIT

Thursday, May 26
Gar Pardy, Former Director General Consular Affairs Bureau, DFAIT

Monday, May 30
Bill Graham,
Former minister of Foreign Affairs

Tuesday, May 31
John Manley,
Former Deputy Prime Minister

April 2005

The Commission expects to complete its in camera hearings on DFAIT evidence by the end of the month.

September 2004

Beginning of in camera hearings.

July 2004

July 5: Hearing on a disclosure motion presented by Mr Arar’s attorney.

July 6: Garry Loeppky, Deputy Commissioner, Operations, RCMP. Conclusion of testimony.

June 2004

Hearings on contextual evidence.

June 21: Ward Elcock, Former Director of CSIS

June 22: Jack Hooper, Assistant director of CSIS

June 23: Konrad Sigurdson, Director-General of Consular Affairs, DFAIT

June 30: Garry Loeppky, Deputy Commissioner, Operations, RCMP

April 2004

April 29: Hearings on standing and funding.

April 30: Hearings on standing and funding.


Last Updated: 2006-12-12



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